August 16, 2007
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i have a problem with people lying to get help. like, food stamps. i don’t know anyone personally who did/does this, but the idea of it outrages me. we don’t make a lot of money, but according to the government, we make too much money to be given any assistance. but we were at walmart and the couple in front of us had two carts full of groceries and whatnot, the woman busted out her foodstamps and her wic money. as we left the store, we saw what vehicle they were getting in to and while it wasn’t brand new, it was certainly more expensive than the car we drive. and not economical at all, which i don’t think matters, but shouldn’t assets be taken into account for things like that?
there are good, honest people in this world who work hard for a living and never get ahead. never make enough money to retire at 40, or 65, or hell, ever. people who don’t cheat, steal, or lie. this country was founded on the ideals of the rich and lofty but flourished under the blood and sweat of the working man. i’m not a communist, a socialist, or even a marxist, and to be completely honest, don’t remember enough about the principles of them to give full details, but i can tell you there is something to be learned from johnny blue collar.
and i have to say, politically i feel like our governmental system is more a kin to a three-ring circus than anything intelligent. it’s a pissing contest and a big crap shoot. just because i’m unhappy with the bush presidency and administration doesn’t mean that i’d be happy to see a democrat take over. it depends which dem wins the primary. i’d like to see mccain as commander-in-chief, but i don’t think he’ll win the republican nod. i think giuliani will take it, and then fail to secure the presidency. i don’t think hillary is the right choice for president, she seems competent enough but there’s no sense of ease with her.
unfortunately, hillary is leading the polls in several states. even if she’s president, the most it could ever last is eight years, unless of course she’s the vice president for whatever reason and the president dies, she could serve as president for ten years, but that won’t happen. i don’t think she’ll take a back seat. i mean c’mon, everyone thinks that women are really bad drivers but the problem is, we’re actually just poor back seat drivers.
ciao bella.
